the new MLB jerseys are awful

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So spring training for Major League Baseball happened and we finally got to see the long worried about new uniforms for the players. The PROFESSIONAL baseball players. Let's talk about this Temu looking quality from Fanatics and Nike.

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[KermitingaFelony]

"they'll get beat up and dirty" ... that's exactly why they should be higher quality

[samanthaw.]

The older I get, the worse quality stuff gets and the more expensive it gets. I have 15+ year old shirts from high school that hold up better than tank tops I bought a year ago.

[camocat]

The fact that their pants will also not be fitted to each player extra sucks because players tend to have some serious cake and those pants are not tailored properly!

[Khunai.]

This is atrocious. You'd think there HAS to be a way for them to say no to this. How is it okay to tell them they have to wear see-through pants?! That has to be violating some sort of rights doesn't it? Yikes. I kinda hope they all just agree to wear last year's pants and tell these companies they will not put their junk on display for America. I mean the jerseys are awful but the pants are another level of "oh my god". You are right though, its very possible we just have to wait for someone to "take one for the team" and wear them on a rainy day with no underwear before something changes.

Also: Seeing a lot of thirsty "Ooh I wanna see where do I find these pics, I'm gonna start watching baseball!" comments and ew. Come on ladies you wouldn't be happy about it if this was happening to women. Don't be a hypocrite, we're better than that. Let's not fetishize all these guys, they're clearly not happy with the situation either

[kkuudandere]

the off-center numbers??😭 that's horrendous. I guess I never imagined the "clothes are way worse now" thing would reach all the way to professional sports

[ththng]

I love it when late-stage capitalism skimps out on quality to the point of having player uniforms made by SHEIN

[asymmetryy]

Btw this issue is not just an MLB thing either. In the Japanese baseball league (NPB), teams have their own uniform suppliers and there are 3 teams that have Fanatics create their jerseys. They have also taken a noticeable hit in jersey quality as well. Yomiuri Giants (Nike/Fanatics), Seibu Lions (Fanatics) and Yakult Swallows (Majestic/Fanatics). Swallows are the only ones with decent quality jerseys but thats most likely because they are going through Majestic and not Nike or straight Fanatics.

[frankenstein_and_myrrh]

Textile scientist here. When they say breathable, theres two ways to do that. Better materials or thinner.

Its possible they switched to a new material and it doesn't hold up to stitching as well. Its also possible that the mlb samples hadn't been washed which would show the issues.

Its also possible that fanatics sales rep wowed them with technobabble, then found the cheapest way to produce everything.

Ultimately, these look terrible and i feel bad for those baseball boys

[pptenshi]

Y’know, all I can think of when I hear about the transparency of the jerseys is the stereotypical trope you see in shoujo manga or whatever where the love interest offers the main heroine their umbrella after a rainy school day and the heroine is gushing over how you can see their skin because of the white uniform getting wet 😭😭 not usually what I think of when at a ballgame but alright. to each their own

[Kimberly_Sparkles]

So I worked in a fabric store as a manager and ordered fabric from mills. I also worked in production sewing. MY GUESS?

They changed factories for production to a cheaper production cost. Inexperience is where the sewing issues stem from. *OR* it's the same factory and the new material is not easy sew on to--it slides and shreds when sewn. A lot of performance style fabrics are knits that would shred under the multiple piercings of the fiber during embroidery and would be distorted by the kind of sizing/facing that would protect the fabric. There are probably even variances by color as color dyes can effect the yarn of the fabric. I kind of favor this second explanation because it really explains ALL of the issues.

The pants fabric is that same order order of named/color material, but the manufacture of material changed. (If they changed factories, very common to find a new source for the same material due to logistics.) It may be the yarn the fabric is made of changed in some way. This is a frequent problem with production sewing. Each mill will not produce the same fabric even if it's call called ponte or sateen, it will vary production run to production run of yardage, you get the idea.

[KingKuron_]

The only two takes I've seen online about the new jerseys are:
1) "Wow why are they so cheap?? I can see through them!"
2) "Oooh I can see through the jerseys... 🥵😳 Guess I'm watching baseball now!"

[Hamster]

sure. i, an australian who's closest involvement with baseball is sports anime. will watch this. because swell made it.

[northstarjakobs]

As someone who is involved in the Tumblr baseball fandom, there is a deep conflict between "these are ugly/poorly made/bad quality and MLB should be ashamed" and "I am looking 👀" going on, but everyone agrees that there needs to be some sort of coordination going on with players when it comes to underwear. My vote is that someone needs to wear those hearts-patterned boxers or some other flashy design. Or, as other people have suggested, go commando. Maybe that would lead to change. I will say, as a respectful appreciator of MLB cakes, we need to do better for the coverings for the big dumpy! And by big dumpy I am of course referring to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh what else could I possibly be talking about.

[write]

bummed you didn't include the nick castellanos quote where he called out the mlb for thinking the players are dumb, but excited you covered this! only possible upside to this would be more people getting into baseball lol

[blinkfraid]

As someone who used to work at an apparel printing company, everyone involved in these decisions should be ashamed. It's a cost cutting measure, for sure. Sports Twill (the standard layers and embroidered part of a jersey, usually the teams logo) are AMAZING. So much work and craftsmanship goes into making them look just right and it's an immediate sign of quality. Don't even get me started on the lack of quality in the fabric...

I own one jersey for the Cardinals and I can't imagine getting a new one WITHOUT even a cheap twill front??? These prints will not last. It's one thing for the numbers and name letters to be vinyl, but the rest of the jersey? Not even the patches are real? UP. SETTING.

[jdrummerdd]

MLB been desperate to expand their audience and i guarantee they did not expect that expansion to be in the form of a Swell Entertainment take down. This is perfection

[Emh]

How the hell is a fan jersey i bought like 10 years ago better quality then the ones they have given the professional players.

[hospitable_ghost]

I'm not even 30, but the decrease in overall quality of life in this country just in my lifetime has been astounding. It feels like you seriously can't buy anything now that isn't intentionally made shitty, with a price tag that's just out of control. Late-stage capitalism rots everything it touches.


I will say that it's become much easier to avoid impulse purchases when I know that there's a 9/10 chance I'll be wasting my money on literally anything I buy these days.

[CrownedDoe]

My partner works in baseball and day one of spring training he came home and was like "you have to see the new uniforms, it's hilarious" 😂

[mattwho]

Fanatics has been infiltrating the NHL fan jerseys for years (previous supplier was Reebok) and the quality has been awful. Now they are also switching over the game-worn jerseys to fanatics as well for the 24-25 season. Can't wait! /s